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Events of 1562

January - June

• January 6 - Earl of Tyrone ends his first rebellion by surrendering to Queen Elizabeth I of England
• January 17 - Huguenots were recognized under the Edict of Saint-Germain
• March 1 - Over 1,000 Huguenots are massacred by the ultra-Catholic Francis, Duke of Guise in Wassy-sur-Blaise marking the start of the First War of Religion in France. Protestant forces led by Louis I de Bourbon, Prince de Condé and Gaspard de Coligny quickly seize control of Orleans, Rouen, and other cities throughout France.
• May 1 Jean Ribault, French navigator, lands in Florida and later establishes a Huguenot colony at Charlesfort
• May 26 - Earl of Tyrone leads a second rebellion in Ireland

January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 359 days (360 in leap years) remaining. ... Shane ONeill (c. ... Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England, Queen of France (in name only), and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... In the 16th and 17th centuries, the name Huguenot was applied to a member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France, historically known as the French Calvinists. ... The Edict of Saint-Germain was an Edict of Toleration promulgated in 16th century France. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... Francis, Duke of Guise Francis II, Prince of Joinville, Duke of Guise, Duke of Aumale (February 17, 1519 – February 24, 1563), called Balafré (the scarred), was a French soldier and politician. ... Wassy or Wassy-sur-Blaise is a commune of the Haute-Marne département, in France. ... The French Wars of Religion were a series of conflicts fought between the Catholic League and the Huguenots from the middle of the sixteenth century to the Edict of Nantes in 1598. ... Louis I was the first Prince of Condé. Louis I de Bourbon, Prince de Condé (May 7, 1530 – March 13, 1569) was a Huguenot leader and general. ... Gaspard de Coligny (February 16, 1519 – August 24, 1572), Seigneur (Lord) de Châtillon, Admiral of France and Protestant leader, came of a noble family of Burgundy. ... This article is about Orléans, France; for other meanings see Orleans (disambiguation). ... Rouen Cathedral The entrance to Rouen Cathedral Abbey church of Saint-Ouen, (chevet) in Rouen Rouen, medieval house Rouen (pronounced in French, sometimes also ) is the historical capital city of Normandy, in northwestern France on the River Seine, and presently the capital of the Haute-Normandie (Upper Normandy) région. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... Jean Ribault (1520 – October 12, 1565) was a French naval officer, navigator, and a colonizer of what would become the southeastern United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 162 miles (260 km)  - Length 497 miles (800 km)  - % water 17. ... In the 16th and 17th centuries, the name Huguenot was applied to a member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France, historically known as the French Calvinists. ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ...

July - December

• September 20 - English forces under Ambrose Dudley, 3rd Earl of Warwick, land in Newhaven (Le Havre) to aid the Huguenots.
• September 22 - Maximilian, son of the Emperor Ferdinand I, succeeds as King of Bohemia.
• October 26 - Rouen is captured by Royalist forces under Antoine de Bourbon, King of Navarre, who is mortally wounded.
• November 5 - In Scotland, the rebellion of George Gordon, Earl of Huntly is crushed by James Stewart, Earl of Moray at Corrichie.
• November 20 - Maximilian of Bohemia is elected King of the Romans.
• December 19 - Battle of Dreux. An indecisive battle between Huguenots forces under Condé and Coligny, and Catholic forces under Anne de Montmorency and Guise. The official leaders of both armies (Condé and Montmorency) are captured in the battle.

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Undated

• Earliest English slave-trading expedition under John Hawkins. The expedition goes between Guinea and the West Indies.

• French Huguenots establish a colony of Charlesfort on Parris Island of the coast of South Carolina.

• Gresham's School granted a Royal Charter.

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Births

• January 12 - Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy (died 1630)
• January 13 - Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet and soldier of fortune (died 1601)
• January 20 - Ottavio Rinuccini, Italian composer (died 1621)
• May 6 - Pietro Bernini, Italian sculptor (died 1629)
• July 25 - Kato Kiyomasa, Japanese samurai (died 1611)
• August 17 - (baptised) - Hans Leo Hassler, German composer (died 1612)
• October 4 - Christian Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer (died 1647)
• October 19 - George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury (died 1633)
• November 25 - Lope de Vega, Spanish poet and dramatist (died 1635)
• date unknown
  • Isabella Andreini, Italian actress (died 1604)
  • John Bull, English composer (died 1628)
  • Henry Constable, English poet (died 1613)
  • Samuel Daniel, English poet and historian (died 1619)
  • Francis Godwin, English writer and prelate (died 1633)
  • George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly (died 1636)
  • Juan Jauregui, attempted assassin of William I of Orange (died 1582)
  • Natsuka Masaie, Japanese daimyo (died 1600)
  • Richard Neile, English churchman (died 1640)
  • Penelope Devereux, Lady Rich (died 1607)
  • Henry Spelman, English antiquary (died 1641)
  • Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Dutch composer (died 1621)
  • Maeda Toshinaga, Japanese nobleman (died 1614)
  • Cornelis van Haarlem, Dutch painter (died 1638)

See also Category: 1562 births.